Bray Harbour 21st April 08

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Bray Harbour 21st April 08

#1 Post by eyesreilly »

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Duration:1.30pm-5.30pm

Tide:falling

Weather:lovely day, mild, breezy

Bait:rag, mack

Rigs:3 hook flappers, Thanks Neil (FISHFACE)

Results:1 shore rockling, 2 whiting.




Report: As I had the day off I decided to use up my leftover bait in Bray Harbour. It was deserted when I arrived and I wondered did everyone else know something that I didnt :? . A voice in my head was shouting,,, "THE EAST WIND KILLS THE FISHING".,,,, BUT I got a shore rockling on my first cast, happy days :lol: :lol: ,,, yes I can get excited by a shore rockling :oops: . The next 2 hours were fruitless and I was about to go home when I had ,,,,,,yes,,, 1 last cast :wink: . I felt a rattle on the rod and I reeled in a whiting. At this stage there were other anglers there, with nobody catching anything, so I was feeling well chuffed 8) . This encouraged me to stay longer and a little later I reeled in a huge clump of weed :cry: . Luckily there was another whiting hidden in the weed :wink: . As a crowd of tourists watched my casting abilities I had a big crack off :oops: and pretended that it was an Irish custom that you had to make an offering to the sea god if you caught a fish :roll: :lol:. I left (minus a lead and rig) for home at 5'30pm.
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Species '20 (14) 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Codling, Whiting, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting, Corkwing Wrasse ,Ballan Wrasse, Poor Cod, Dab ,Smoothhound,Flounder, Thornback Ray


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#2 Post by eyesreilly »

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Species '20 (14) 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Codling, Whiting, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting, Corkwing Wrasse ,Ballan Wrasse, Poor Cod, Dab ,Smoothhound,Flounder, Thornback Ray


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#3 Post by adrwdarcy »

Great report. Love the line - "An Irish custom that you had to make an offering to the sea god if you caught a fish. Very good.
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#4 Post by RockHunter »

Well done. Gald you got a couple of whiting at the end of it.

That last cast can sometimes last a long time :lol: At least a hour and maybe more if you catch something.
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#5 Post by JOHN1 »

good man dave :wink:

what you really mean is that it is a five bearded rockling from the shore
and not really a shore rockling :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

well done.
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Re: Bray Harbour 21st April 08

#6 Post by kieran »

As a crowd of tourists watched my casting abilities I had a big crack off :oops: and pretended that it was an Irish custom that you had to make an offering to the sea god if you caught a fish :roll: :lol:. I
Must be some pretty happy sea gods around where I go fishing! :wink: :lol: well done on the fish, not a sniff where I was...
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#7 Post by fishface »

does that mean you lost a trace that i made you :( :( :( :( well done on not getting a blank your a good student :lol: :lol: :lol: once again nice pics :wink: :wink: :wink: who cares how many beards the roching had :shock: :shock:
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#8 Post by shamoo0804 »

Welldone on the "daylight" fish there eyes.

I find bray always fishes better coming into darkness, even on a low tide.

Love the line about the "crack off", very witty, you shopuld reconsider fishing and maybe have a crack at some stage comedy :wink:
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#9 Post by shamoo0804 »

Welldone on the "daylight" fish there eyes.

I find bray always fishes better coming into darkness, even on a low tide.

Love the line about the "crack off", very witty, you should reconsider fishing and maybe have a crack at some stage comedy :wink:
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#10 Post by wayne riley »

well done eyes,

crackin report :D :D :D :D :D
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#11 Post by eyesreilly »

JOHN1 wrote:good man dave :wink:

what you really mean is that it is a five bearded rockling from the shore
and not really a shore rockling :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

well done.
That sounds even better John :lol: , between plaice???,,,,, flounder???,,,,,shore rockling?,,,,5 bearded rockling from the shore???,,,,,imagine me in court as a witness,,,,," he was between 5 foot and 6 foot 6, long tight haircut, between 18 -65 :lol: :roll:.I'll crack this fish i.d. someday :roll: .

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#12 Post by eyesreilly »

shamoo0804 wrote:Welldone on the "daylight" fish there eyes.

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1 daylight fish should equal 2 nightime fish :lol: :lol:
Species '20 (14) 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Codling, Whiting, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting, Corkwing Wrasse ,Ballan Wrasse, Poor Cod, Dab ,Smoothhound,Flounder, Thornback Ray


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#13 Post by roger de dodger »

a session like that could be the headline in the bray people on thursday
MAN BREAKS THE MOULD AT BRAY HARBOUR first daylight fish in a decade to lucky angler :shock: pope to contact sea god re, session on sat afternoon!!!!
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#14 Post by thelegend »

crackin report eyes :lol: :lol: keep up the good work, ur certainly gettin the sessions in :wink:
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